Lights in the Dusk
Laitakaupungin valot, feature film, crime drama, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, 2006
DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki
CAST:
Janne Hyytiäinen (Koistinen),
Maria Heiskanen (Aila),
Maria Järvenhelmi (Mirja),
Ilkka Koivula (Lindström),
Vesa Häkli (gangster)
SCRIPT:
Aki Kaurismäki
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Timo Salminen
MUSIC:
Melrose
EDITING:
Aki Kaurismäki
Synopsis:
Koistinen is a night guard in a Helsinki shopping center and his days are routine. He has no luck or experience with women, even though Aila, salesgirl at a sausage-stand that Koistinen often visits, is interested in him. Koistinen’s routine will be interrupted the arrival of Mirja, a femme fatale with dishonest motives. Koistinen immediately gives in to Mirja’s charms.
color, 78'